The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-31

TO-.iay's market presented somewhat of IA
shares becoming quiet with narrow huctua-
tions and the interest in trading was monop-
oliZed 10y IA few specialtie>- The leading opera
II tors showed disposition To- allow the market
To- take of itself, the peculiar state of the
money market being the principal nducement
tn their carI-.. Tr1niers and foreigners wep.
free sellers of stock, especially easy in the early
part of the day but supporting Orders confined
the resulting decline To- insignificant fractions
| only The unsettled condition of the trunk
line matters was the principal factor in the
selling movement and the trading in leading
shares was quiet AMI spiritlcss. several of the
| specialties, however, displayed decided activity
and strength. the Gould stocks being especially
| prominent, and Texas Pacific became the lead
/ ing active stock of the day The afternopn'>
| trading wis enlNened 10y >purts in MON Pa
\ citic, Trans, Continental aud Oregon Nav igit-
/ ton upon the announcement from B~tor
that the ltT~s. Of the latter rUad had tssH rtl-
| fled 10y the Union Pacific
Fort worth and Denver, Hacking Coal ami
! Iron and Pembroke. ohio and Mississippi and
| Colorado Coal were all unusually active The
+ opening was rather heavy. most stocks show.
| figures The market was active but fcycrish
! AMI unsettled in early trading, though heay y
| tone WAS soon developed in the majority of the
| list The movement in prices. however. wit-
| insignificant either way, and toward noon tn,
| market became more unsettled and quiet. In
| the afternoon comparative dizziness over
| spread the market. while much firmer tone
| was developed i'll trading under the lead of the
| Realiz,tions in the hast hour again dogg,-d
| the market on, and the cIo-.. quiet ana
| generally heavy; clo-e 10 the opening figures
The majority of the active list il lower thi,
evening hui the declines in no caiS.. except y
| per cent Sales aggregated ssi-uD shares
Cotton.
NEW YORK, March D-Green & co say: II
| has been a day of heavy trading again, bui
! with liberal drop in the line of values, under
free and steep orders, with declines assisted 10y
| IA determined deal hammering. NOtwithstand
| ing the free offering, however. and n dcclin,
| of l3ttl6 points. the market took contract,
| ply WAS exhausted IA reaction followed, making
| the Close s6l 10 points under last evening, ana
! the feeling steady. afternoon buying coming
| largely from prominent operators who ha'
been pushing possibly during the morning
Cotton Net receipts l.3pr gross e,o+o; future,
! closed steady-ssles, Ri LIB March, pril ana
May, ~ 3Sq 10 ~ June. IL 41GI ~ July IL Ii
Gtl0 ID; August. IL s3fr ~ ts3; September Ia :.
Gl0 "a; October. s.@g ~; November. .sQ9 ~
| December, '1lI9 ~; January, . ssas ~
Afternoon report-Cotton quiet sales, III
exports To- Great Britain, 5.9li; To- th. CONT
nent. 3.6gl: stock. 55f.S{.
| March, March-ApriI, April-May, 1854. value
May-June, 5 S-4. buyer June-July. . 4l-6i
seller; Juy-August. ! f}6+. seller; Augu-t-Scp-
tember. 4+-5+, seller; experimentation
5 3.-t4, buyer: September. ij-6s, buyer
| Futures closed quiet
! MANCHESTER, March ~ = The Guardian
commercial article says; The experience of
| most sellers has been unsatisfactory They
| have been unable to obtain either much bust
! ness or full prices, despite the stimulus of a
| strong report from Liyerppol. Cloth buyers
however, pay little attention 10 the move
| concerned, being guided by the present r.
| quirements of their outlets IL i GENERALLY
agreed that higher prices will result only UNI
der the pressure OF "A scarcity Of goods There
| il but little inquiry for India and China. There
| have been small sales for other directions, only
| retail quantities being at full prices. Export
| yarns are quiet hnt very firm. There have beer
| small sales for the continent, the I"varIt and
| India.
General Markets
CHICAGO, March 3-The trading in wheat
| WAS more active, and the feeling developed
| was decidedly stronger The irmne~s wa,
| mainly attributed to buying on the part ot
| those interested in the recent bulge, though
| favorable crop news had something To do with
| IT,. The shorts were frightened by stronger
| cables and decrease in ocean passage MAY
opened sl14c. sold up To- So, and closed -s,1.
40 bushels and the shipments i50.dHU bushels
Corn was without special features: Oats wer.
With the eSee',fi,n a, Of hort riiI wh,h Mam
active and advanced Ia
Cash quotations were follows: No.
oats. s.Ixas79. Mess PORK. ss1s.Ga,!sI1 Lard
| az short Rib Sd.-- loose, Ss.G,s.I0. Dry
side- b%sed 's; 49, &S Wis., s sis ! TSa
| leading futures closed a. follows:
Wv Corn Man:h d sc Maj Nay $50 June
~ ia Oats, March, <sA.- May. - LID; Junr.
Ma Lard for M.S Mfrfs s, Na May 81 J% n,
| So short Rit~. ss-I's May, Ss-.-.l.: June
NEW YoRK, March Southern Flour auier
| hut firmly held. Wheat Il tritie higher. with
| moderate trading. mainly for export No :
Spring nominal at .te; No. red, March
| Nominal at yll.; May 9lssEa. lilo; June.
slasds.ss- Corn nrm and quiet. La !, higher
No :, March and April. 49,; May and Jun'-
$50 +s3s- Oats cash shade stronger; options
without quotable change. Hops dull-Stat..
/ Ilft1. Coffee fair Rio quiet at Il: M.
| March. sl3.t,; May and June. sI3 &c, Il ~
Sugar dull and nominal; refined quiet Mo
| 4,s-s- ,iull AT l"bs- Rice steady. Cotton seed
oil. 3llsft;S. crude: 5lxft:s. refined. Resin
steady TIIrIentine dull Hides steady. WOol
duh and easy Pork lower and NOR active
mes. SlLGl5-s5 for old; new, sl6-25- Nid,il,-
duh and nominal. Lard "A shade higher and
nominal W estern -tessm- S.t2l1 May $50
Z June S.-s3. city steam. SO. refined. SIS
| Freight~ duli-corr8n. j-stGT.,-fasi: wheat Lodi